Community Book Club: The Measure

Are you looking to connect with others? Do you love reading all kinds of books? If you answered yes, the Community Book Club is for you! The December/January book is The Measure by Nikki Erlick.

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, get ready, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small box, holding the answer to the number of years you will live.

Suddenly, everyone on earth is faced with the same choice: do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?

As society comes together and pulls apart, The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose paths interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that changes everything.

The Measure is a sweeping, ambitious, uplifting story about family, love, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.

The Community Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, December 19, and Thursday, January 9, from 6–7:30 p.m.

To register, please send an email to abunton1@iit.edu, and you will receive the meeting credentials.